The city of Grand Prairie, Texas, canceled a private party for Muslims at a water park after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) threatened he would pull $530,000 in state grants to the city.
The event, which would have celebrated a Muslim holy day on June 1, was scheduled to take place at Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark.
An early version of the flyer said that the celebration would be a “Muslim only event” and require a “modest dress code.”
A “Muslim only” event at a city-run waterpark in Texas has been canceled after major backlash from the state’s governor.
A local Islamic group rented out the Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark in Grand Prairie for its annual “Epic Eid” celebration on June 1, advertising the party as a… pic.twitter.com/Yr8wa7zNuH
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The event’s organizer, Aminah Knight, later clarified that the event was open to people following other religions.
“DFW Epic Eid is a privately organized and privately funded event held through a standard rental of Epic Waters, just like many other private gatherings hosted at the park,” Knight said.
